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Pianist, composer - https://nitter.cf/t.co/hauana5irZ | Writer. Published at @newslaundry, @scroll_in, @timesofindia, @IndianExpress, @firstpost, @CaribCricket
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And then, two lean men who were barely fit enough to play the game, a sacred Greek bird, and the twinkling fingers of a Sardar from Jalandhar.
Twenty five years to the day.
India, Australia, Kolkata 2001.
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Delhi police official, accused of sexually harassing journalist during anti-CEC protest at Jantar Mantar, promoted
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I’ve spent months posting stories here, hoping one might persuade you to subscribe to @stateofplayclub.
Many of you, especially on a platform whose algorithm defeats me, have resisted rather admirably.
At 11:59 pm IST tonight, that resolve gets a tad more expensive.
I want to fight hard for Tendulkar/Warne at 3, but can never begrudge flowers to Imran. He was it.
It's difficult to rank cricketers overall, but Imran Khan should be No.3 on any list, just behind Don Bradman and Garry Sobers.
And he'll be No.1 on a list of cricketers with charisma.
74 years old today, the most famous person in his country. Still astounding to me that his regime has been able to lock him up and almost disappear him from public life.
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11 women’s golds. 3 more in mixed events. 🥇
Teenage stars and comeback stories, some firsts and some redemptions… India’s women also came with some of the most compelling stories of the #AsianGames.
A look at the women who made their mark: hindustantimes.com/sports/ot…
Isn't he the same guy who gets regular visits from...
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nevermind. When's his next century coming?
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As ESPN first reported here is what the format of the new Asian Nations League could look like. Wrote in detail about the format, here: footballpalestine.com/p/asia…
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Conocimos el Eden Gardens y probamos con el criquet, el deporte más popular de India 🏏
That day, about five minutes before the FPL deadline, I changed my captain to David Silva. Silva scored 8 points, Aguero 25. After captaincy, 16 and 50.
End of season: lost the mini-league by 10 points.
Sergio scores FIVE! 🖐
OTD in 2015, @aguerosergiokun delivered a goalscoring masterclass against Newcastle! 🤩
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🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
Finding a design style for our new site has been a pain. AI produces slop & feels soulless. So, I went back to 19th-century scorecards & travelogues for inspiration.
Did you know Wisden got his idea from a disgraced rival?
Read it at bestofcricket.substack.com/p…
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"Sikhs have forgotten how to make institutions"
Okay then explain this to me please,
Wrote this in October 2024, while KL was getting shuffled across the batting lineup - opener one day, number six the next.
KL Rahul made his international debut in 2014, at Melbourne. In that Test, he batted at number six in the first innings and number three in the second innings. Just a week later, in the next Test match, he was sent to open against Mitchell Starc, Ryan Harris, and Josh Hazlewood. He scored a century.
Three innings, three vastly different challenges. Rahul had basically played striker, midfielder, and defender in his first week with the navy blue India cap.
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To pick what @the_kk wrote for Cricinfo: since 1992, only six Asian openers had scored a Test century in South Africa, fourteen had done it in England, and just ten in Australia. Among them all, just two names appeared in all three honours boards - the criminally underappreciated Saeed Anwar, and our man, KL Rahul.
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Rahul is India's best batter of this generation after Kohli and Rohit. Unbelievable versatile and skilled.
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21 gold, 85 medals, then. Not quite the highs of Hangzhou, but after the first week of this, a brilliant way to finish. So long, Aichi-Nagoya 2026!